**Employment Type:** Full time **Shift:** **Description:** **Position Purpose** The **Student Nurse** **Professional/Graduate** **Nurse position** at **Mercy Medical Center** in Springfield, MA, is established under Massachusetts Chapter 88 of the Acts of 2024. This act authorizes recent graduates and senior nursing students to practice nursing before obtaining licensure, allowing them to work while preparing for the NCLEX exam and applying for licensure. The 12-month Nurse Residency Program is for RNs with less than one year of experience, aiming to enhance their skills and knowledge from entry-level competence to proficiency. **What you will do** + Transition to a competent practitioner + Learn decision-making skills + Provide clinical nursing leadership + Incorporate research-based evidence into practice **Minimum Qualifications** + Graduated or projected to graduate from an accredited college/university with less than 12 months of RN experience experience + Individuals who are senior nursing students in their last semester are eligible for the Internship. + Passing NCLEX Results: The graduate may not practice under this authorization if they receive a failing score. **Position Highlights and Benefits** + **Internship:** **- Work Hours/Shift:** Per Diem, Rotating Schedule while attending school. + **Resident:** **- Work Hours/Shift** : Once graduated and upon possession of a valid Massachusetts RN license, you will be transitioned into a Full-time benefited position. **Ministry/Facility Information** Mercy Medical Center has established itself as one of the leading providers of health care services in Western Massachusetts. Mercy Medical Center is an 182-bed acute care hospital in Springfield. Other facilities include Mercy's Rehabilitation Hospital, a comprehensive hospital-based rehabilitation center on the campus of Mercy Medical Center, and Brightside for Families and Children, an outpatient service offering counseling and family support programs. **Our Commitment** Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law. Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions. Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity. EOE including disability/veteran